Crook County Planning Commission Regular Session 3/26/2026 @ 4:00 PM

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Crook County Planning Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, to consider the following:

The principal subject(s) anticipated to be discussed are: Consent Agenda: None. Public Hearing: Record Number 217-24-000293-PLNG: info below. Work Session: None. Other Business: Community Development updates. Additional items may be discussed that arise too late to be included as part of this notice.  For complete agenda and scheduled times, please see the website: https://co.crook.or.us/meetings?field_microsite_tid_1=1411.

Record Number 217-24-000293-PLNG: Conditional use application for a photovoltaic (pv) solar power generation facility located on property zoned Exclusive Farm Use zone, EFU-3. The proposal includes a ground mounted solar array, gen tie transmission lines, a substation, an energy storage system, and an operation and maintenance facility. The project is proposed to be a 320-acre site, on a portion of property identified as map tax lot: 1615000000300.  It is north of an existing solar facility.

The hearing is being held pursuant to Crook County Code (CCC) 18.172 Administration Provisions and the application is subject to review under CCC, Title 18, Chapter 16, Chapter 160, Chapter 161, Chapter 180 the Crook County Comprehensive Plan, Oregon Administrative Rules, and Oregon Revised Statutes. A notice of public hearing and location maps are being mailed to all affected property owners, and to the appropriate entities and public agencies at least 20 days prior to the Planning Commission hearing.

The hearing will be conducted pursuant to CCC 18.172.081. Interested members of the public may provide oral testimony in favor, opposed, or neutral to the application. Written testimony or comments may be submitted to the Crook County Community Development Department by email at plan@crookcountyor.gov and may also be submitted in person or by mail to 300 NE 3rd St, Room 12, Prineville, OR 97754. Written testimony received by Friday, March 14, 2025, will be considered by staff prior to the issuance of the staff report and recommendation on this application. However, written testimony will continue to be accepted until the record closes, which may occur as soon as the conclusion of the public hearing.

Failure to raise an issue in the hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals based on that issue.

A copy of the application, all documents, and evidence relied upon by the applicant along with the applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and copies will be provided at reasonable cost in accordance with the County’s fee schedule. Please contact the Planning Division at (541)447-3211, ext. 1 or plan@crookcountyor.gov to schedule a time to inspect or to request copies. Documents are also available on the planning commission’s website at no cost: https://co.crook.or.us/planning-commission.

A copy of the staff report will be available at https://co.crook.or.us/planning-commission seven days prior to the hearing at no cost.